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# Principal Systems Engineer / Senior Principal Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Melbourne, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $93,300.0 - $171,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Configuration Management, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Network Interface Controllers, Python (Programming Language), Scrum Methodology, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, Verification and Validation (Software), Scripting, Integration Tests
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3467514351&tx=JP3731FFP&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

We offer a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do., * Principal Systems Engineer 3 - Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering. OR a PH.D. in a STEM discipline AND 0 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering.

 * Senior Principal Systems Engineer 4 - Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering. OR a PH.D. in a STEM discipline AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering.
 * Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret or higher clearance.
 * Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
 * Experience in requirements and verification management in DOORS.
 * Experience with requirement decomposition and traceability from System to Unit/Supplier Specifications.
 * Experience leading a technical team.
 * Experience supporting major milestone events., * Active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation.
 * Active Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
 * Experience with managing suppliers with technical requirements and verification expectations.
 * Experience with Agile execution and leading Scrum teams.
 * Experience with Python or other scripting language.
 * Understanding of the application and development of Interface Control artifacts and requirements.
 * Experience with software development.
 * Experience with HW/SW integration testing.
 * Experience managing EVMS Control Accounts as a Control Account Manager (CAM).
 * Experience in Cameo and traceability between architecture elements and requirements.
 * Current B-2 Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
 * Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment software development for Aircraft Sustainment efforts.
 * Experience with the full lifecycle of aircraft development, build, and operations
 * Risk & Opportunity Management experience and change control experience.
 * Experience leading cross-functional technical teams.

## Description

* Perform requirements development, allocation, verification/validation planning and manage interface definition efforts.
 * Lead major milestone events to ensure program requirements are being met and or mitigated.
 * Write complex specifications, interface control documents, and engineering reports.
 * Support interface/communication with program, functional and subsystem leads.
 * Maintain Systems Engineering artifacts following proper configuration management procedures.
 * Coordinate with key stakeholders to ensure proper verification and validation of Systems Engineering artifacts.
 * Possess strong interpersonal and leadership skills with excellent communications skills to support coordination across IPTs and with external customers.
 * Solicit input from various stakeholders and team members to synthesize data and communicate findings and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
 * Adhere to the IPT Statement of Work (SOW) and perform rigorous change management in coordination with program leadership.
 * Manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that department and program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets stakeholder needs